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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1894 January 1 Birth of Iván Petrovich Novi Sad Serbia; actor (Magician, Garden of Allah). [1] January 2 Birth of Robert Nathan New York City, New York, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie). [1] January 4 Birth of Wesley La Violette composer. [1] January 7 Birth of Jose Rozo Contreras composer. [1] January 9 Birth of Henryk Stazewski Polish abstract painter/graphic artist. [1] January 10 Birth of Reginald Denham London England, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed). [1] January 11 Birth of Jaroslav Vogel composer. [1] January 12 Birth of Billy Gilbert Louisville Kentucky; actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio). [1] January 15 Birth of Edmond Rubbens Belgian attorney/minister of colonization. [1] January 16 Birth of Guy Chamberlin early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Saint Louis Cardinals). [1] January 18 Birth of Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff Dutch parapsychologist. [1] January 20 Birth of Harold L Gray creator (Little Orphan Annie). [1] Birth of Walter Hamor Piston Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis). [1] January 22 Birth of Charles Morgan England, writer (Fountain). [1] Birth of Matt McHugh Pennsylvania; actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair). [1] January 23 Birth of Remy Angenot Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot). [1] January 27 Birth of Fritz Pollard early black NFL star (1920-26). [1] January 30 Birth of Boris III tsar of Bulgaria (1918-43). [1] Birth of Marcel Canneel Flemish painter (Reuzenstoet). [1] January 31 Birth of Percy Helton New York; actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men). [1] February 3 Birth of Juan Negrín Prime Minister of the Spanish Republic (1936-39). [1] Birth of Norman Rockwell US, artist/illustrator (Saturday Evening Post covers). [1] February 8 Birth of Ludwig Marcuse German philosopher. [1] February 10 Birth of Roy D'Arcy San Francisco California; actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies). [1] Birth of [Maurice] Harold MacMillan London, (Conservative) British Prime Minister (1957-63). [1] February 11 Birth of Alfonso Leng composer. [1] Birth of Isaac M Kolthoff chemist (Massenanalyse). [1] February 12 Birth of Hans Guido von Bülow German conductor. [1] February 14 Birth of Jack Benny [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!". [1] February 15 Birth of Oswaldo Aranha Brazil, lawyer/statesman (first President of United Nations). [1] February 19 Birth of Herb Pennock hall of fame pitcher (New York Yankees, 243 career win). [1] February 22 Birth of Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach composer. [1] February 25 Birth of Ernst Friedrich Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!). [1] Birth of Howard Wendell Poland; actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake). [1] February 27 Birth of Robert-Lucien Siohan composer. [1] March 2 Birth of Renaat Veremans Flemish composer/conductor. [1] March 5 Birth of Henry Daniell London; actor (Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers). [1] March 8 Birth of Wäinö V Aaltonen Finnish sculptor. [1] March 14 Birth of Josef Schelb composer. [1] March 15 Birth of Slava Vorlova composer. [1] March 17 Birth of Paul Green US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom). [1] March 19 Birth of Jackie "Moms" Mabley Brevard South Carolina, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show). [1] March 25 Birth of Erik William Gustav Leidzen composer. [1] March 26 Birth of Will Wright San Francisco California; actor (Living Christ Story). [1] March 30 Birth of Sergei Ilyushin Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin). [1] April 2 Birth of Rudolph P Cleveringa Dutch anti-nazi lawyer. [1] Birth of Walter Mittelholzer Swiss aviation pioneer (Swiss Air). [1] April 3 Birth of Dooley Wilson Tyler Texas; actor (Bill-Beulah, Sam-Casablanca). [1] April 7 Birth of Gerald Brenan English writer. [1] April 9 Birth of Ernest Kanitz composer. [1] April 10 Birth of Ben Nicholson English painter/sculptor (Circle). [1] April 12 Birth of Francisco H Craveiro Lopes Portuguese General/President (1951-58). [1] April 13 Birth of Ludvig Irgens Jensen composer. [1] April 15 Birth of Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith Empress of Blues (over 200 songs). [1] April 17 Birth of Nikita S Khrushchev first Secretary USSR (1953-64). [1] April 20 Birth of Martinus Nijhoff poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling). [1] April 23 Birth of Basil Sydney Saint Osyth Essex England; actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife). [1] Birth of George Renevant Paris France; actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X). [1] April 27 Birth of Nicolas Slonimsky composer. [1] April 29 Birth of Paul Hörbiger Budapest Hungary; actor (Liebelei). [1] May 5 Birth of Kit Guard Denmark; actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous). [1] May 6 Birth of Filip Lazar composer. [1] May 10 Birth of Dimitri Tiomkin Russia, composer (Academy Award 1954-High and Mighty). [1] May 11 Birth of Anton A Mussert Dutch Nazi leader (NSB). [1] Birth of Florimond Cornellie Belgium, yachting (Olympics-gold-1920). [1] Birth of Martha Graham Allegheny Pennsylvania, choreographer (Appalachian Spring). [1] May 12 Birth of Cleo Ridgely New York City, New York, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama, The Love Mask). [1] May 15 Birth of Jean Renoir French director (La Béte Humane) [or Sept 15]. [1] May 20 Birth of Adela Rogers Saint John journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent). [1] May 25 Birth of Dirk Vansina Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence). [1] May 27 Birth of Dashiell Hammett Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon). [1] Birth of Louis-Ferdinand Céline France, novelist (Journey to End of Night). [1] May 28 Birth of Sammy White Rhode Island; actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off). [1] May 29 Birth of Beatrice Lillie Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days). [1] Birth of Josef von Sternberg Austrian director (Der blaue Engel). [1] May 30 Birth of Hubertus J van Mook Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45). [1] May 31 Birth of Fred Allen Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show). [1] June 2 Birth of Erich Römer Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932). [1] June 13 Birth of Mark van Doren Illinois, author (The Happy Critic). [1] June 15 Birth of Robert Russell Bennett Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!). [1] June 20 Birth of George Delacorte New York City, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books). [1] June 23 Birth of Alfred Kinsey entomologist/sexologist (Kinsey Report). [1] Birth of Duke of Windsor [King Edward VIII of England] (briefly in 1936). [1] June 25 Birth of Hermann Oberth Germany, founded modern astronautics. [1] June 26 Birth of Bill Wirges Buffalo New York, orchestra leader (Growing Paynes). [1] June 28 Birth of Lois Wilson Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family). [1] July 2 Birth of Walter Brennan Swampscott Massachusetts; actor (Real McCoys). [1] July 4 Birth of Henry Carlson basketball coach (originated figure 8 play). [1] July 13 Birth of Isaak Babel Russian short-story writer/dramatist (Red Calvary). [1] July 18 Birth of Bernard Wagenaar Arnhem Holland, composer (3 Songs for the Chinese). [1] July 23 Birth of Arthur Treacher Brighton England, announcer (Merv Griffin Show). [1] July 25 Birth of Walter Brennan Swampscott Massachusetts, actress (Real McCoys, At Gun Point). [1] July 26 Birth of Aldous Huxley England, author (Brave New World). [1] July 31 Birth of Roy Bargy Michigan, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show). [1] August 3 Birth of Harry Heilmann San Francisco California, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit). [1] August 16 Birth of George Meany New York City, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO). [1] August 24 Birth of Jean Rhys West Indies, writer (Voyage in the Dark). [1] August 27 Birth of Charles Meredith Knoxville Pennsylvania; actor (Court of Last Resort). [1] September 12 Birth of Billy Gilbert Louisville Ky, (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday). [1] September 13 Birth of J(ohn) B(oynton) Priestly author (Good Companions)/wed Jessica Hawkes. [1] September 15 Birth of Jean Renoir cinéaste (Grand Illusion). [1] October 4 Birth of Cliff Hall Brooklyn New York; actor (Crime Photographer). [1] October 12 Birth of Dr Charles Hodge California, NYU professor (Answers for Americans). [1] October 14 Birth of e. e. cummings Cambridge Massachusetts, poet (Tulips and Chimneys). [1] October 26 Birth of John S Knight West Virginia, publisher (Knight-Rider). [1] November 5 Birth of Eugen Zador Bataszek, Hungary, Hungarian/American composer (Diana). [1] November 23 Birth of Ture Persson Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912). [1] November 26 Birth of Norbert Wiener US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics. [1] November 28 Birth of Brooks Atkinson drama critic (Broadway theater namesake). [1] November 30 Birth of Ture Rangstrom Stockholm Sweden, composer/critic (Kronbruden). [1] December 2 Birth of Warren William [Krech] Aitkin Minnesota; actor (Cæsar-Cleopatra, Morgan-Go West Young Man). [1] December 7 Birth of Stuart Davis US painter. [1] December 8 Birth of James (Grover) Thurber Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women and Dogs). [1] December 9 Birth of Eddie Dowling Woonsocket Rhode Island; actor (Anywhere USA). [1] December 10 Birth of Earnest Haenchen German new testament expert. [1] Birth of Gertrud Kolmar writer. [1] Birth of Paul Dessau composer. [1] December 11 Birth of Eddie Dowling Woonsocket Rhode Island, composer (Anywhere USA). [1] December 14 Birth of Joaquin Zamacois Soler composer. [1] December 17 Birth of Arthur Fiedler Boston Massachusetts, conductor (Boston Pops). [1] Birth of Hans Henny Jahnn writer. [1] Birth of Hans [Henry] Kramers Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics). [1] Birth of Willem Schermerhorn Netherlands premier (1945-46). [1] December 19 Birth of Ford C Frick baseball commissioner (1951-65). [1] Birth of Paul Dessau Hamburg Germany, composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33). [1] Birth of Yoshida Isoya Tokyo Japan, architect (modern sukiya style). [1] December 20 Birth of Sir Robert Menzies Australian Prime Minister (1939-41, 1949-66). [1] December 23 Birth of Arthur Gilligan cricketer (England captain in 1920s). [1] December 24 Birth of Georges Guynemer French WWI pilot. [1] December 26 Birth of Antonio Molina composer. [1] December 28 Birth of André de Meulemeester Belgian WWI pilot (Eagle of Flanders). [1] Birth of Ed Healey NFL tackle (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears). [1] December 31 Birth of Ernest John Moeran British composer. [1] Birth of Pola Negri [Barbara A Chalupiec] Polish/US actress (Madame Dubarry). [1]